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  • The Silence of Zechariah 

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    Information accompanying Nijkleasterklank 60  Text: Open the Way to Your Heart (Henri Nouwen, from: With Open Hands)  Bible reading: Luke 1:5-25  Music: The Song of Zechariah, the Canticum Zachariæ Benedictus Dominus by Tomás Luis de Victoria.  Performed by Le Concert des Nations · La Capella Reial de Catalunya, conducted by Jordi Savall. 

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  • The apples are turning red

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    Information for Kleasterklank 59: The apples are turning red. Text: "O, ik weet het niet" by Herman de Coninck. Bible reading: Psalm 145:15 and 16. Music: Capella Peregrina sings "Aller Augen warten auf dich, Herre" alternated with "Der Herr ist mein Hirte" (Psalm 23), both by Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672)

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  • Holy

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    Information for Kleasterklank 58 Holy Text: Moses (from: Meister Eckhart’s Book of the Heart. Meditations for the Restless Soul. Jon M. Sweeney & Mark S. Burrows), p. 68. Bible reading: Exodus 3, (NIV) Music: Blagoslovi, dushe moya (Praise the Lord) by Sergei Rachmaninov, performed by the USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir.

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  • Looking in the mirror

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    Information for Kleasterklank 57 ‘Looking in the mirror’ Text: Men, women by Toon Tellegen Bible reading: James 1:22-25 (NBV21 and Frisian Bible) Music: Arvo Pärt, Spiegel im Spiegel, violin Tasmin Little, piano Martin Roscoe 

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  • A pure heart

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    Information for Kleasterklank 56 A pure heart Text: Henri Nouwen, from: Bread for the Journey (slightly abridged) Bible reading: Mark 7:14-23 (NBV21 and Frisian Bible) Music: Jarabi by Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté (on the kora, the African harp) 

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